The morning that we arrived back into Vancouver onboard the Disney Wonder on our cruise from Honolulu in Hawaii, we both woke up at 5:30am as we wanted to be out on deck as we sailed under the Lion’s Gate Bridge before docking at Canada Place. After quickly getting dressed, we headed up to Deck 9 where we got a much needed hot drink before grabbing a blanket as it was very grey, overcast and cold and walking up to the front of Deck 10. There was already a few people out on deck and we were quickly joined by many more. (more…)

On the last full day onboard our long awaited cruise on the beautiful Disney Wonder from Hawaii to Vancouver I woke up at 7:30am when one of the many alarms that I had set the previous evening went off. Whilst sitting in bed that morning I could not decide if the five days at sea since we had left Nawiliwili in Kauai had gone by quickly or slowly but the one thing I definitely knew for sure was that I felt exhausted (especially after yet another time change overnight) but it was in the best and happiest way possible as it meant that I had tried to make the most of every single minute of our time since we had first arrived in Hawaii two weeks previously. (more…)

I woke up on the morning of the ninth day of our Disney Wonder Hawaii cruise from Honolulu to Vancouver at 7:30am extremely grateful that there had not been another time change overnight as losing a much needed hour of sleep is exhausting. I know I said it on a previous blog but our Westbound Transatlantic cruise where we gained an hour each day we were at sea (instead of losing an hour each time like on this cruise) was much easier in comparison. (more…)

After all the late night fun of Pirate Night the previous evening, losing yet another hour of sleep due to the second time change of the cruise was tough. I woke up at 8:30am wanting to go back to sleep immediately but at the same time, I knew that I had to get out of bed as I would have quite happily stayed there all day otherwise. Sailing in this direction from Hawaii to Vancouver was the only downside we found to doing this cruise as gaining an hour every day like we did when we sailed on the Westbound Transatlantic cruise in 2015 was so much easier. (more…)

On the second sea day on our Disney Wonder cruise from Hawaii to Vancouver, I woke up at 7:30am after a good night’s sleep. I had been looking forward to this day since the cruise began as we had both brunch at Palo booked as well as Pirate Night to look forward to. It was a little cloudy out and we could see from watching the Bridge Report on the stateroom television that the outside temperature would start dropping quickly the following day so we knew we had to make the most of the good weather while it lasted. (more…)

On the sixth day of our Disney Wonder Hawaii cruise, the third part of our epic and long awaited trip began as it was the first of our five days at sea as we sailed across the Pacific Ocean towards Vancouver. After staying at Aulani followed by a busy few days sailing and sightseeing around the islands from Oahu to Maui, the Big Island and Kauai, a relaxing day of finally doing absolutely nothing was very welcome and very much needed. (more…)

On the second day of our overnight stay in the Port of Nawiliwili on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, I woke up feeling great after having the best and longest night’s sleep of the trip so far. As I had sadly lost our game of basketball the night before, it was my job to go and get the tea from the drink station on Deck 9 which we drank whilst sitting on our verandah. It was such a beautiful morning and as we sat talking we also realised that neither of us had any idea what day of week it was which was such a great sign as it meant we were truly enjoying every minute of our time in Hawaii and had been able to completely switch off and forget about the outside world. (more…)

A week after we arrived in Hawaii for the very first time, we were finally getting used to the time difference and were sleeping much better. It felt great to be able to have a much needed lay in on this day and have a lazier start to the morning as we were not due to dock in Nawiliwili on the island of Kauai until 10:00am. It was also noticable that there had been a lot less movement on the ship overnight compared to the previous few days which was very welcome. (more…)

On the third day of our Disney Wonder cruise, I woke up just after 6:00am ready for our day in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. Due to our long day in Maui the day before, I had slept well despite there being a lot of movement on the ship overnight. After having a cup of tea and getting dressed, we walked up to a busy Cabanas and enjoyed our breakfast with a view of Hilo Harbor as we were docking. It looked to be the start of a beautiful day outside with both blue and grey skies surrounding us. (more…)

Despite having a very long day when we boarded the Disney Wonder for our long awaited Hawaiian cruise in Honolulu the previous day, I still managed to wake up like clockwork in the middle of the night due to the eleven hour time difference that was still affecting me after nearly a week in Hawaii. (more…)